Simmons-Booth Family Cemetery, Sowers Mill Dam Rd NE, Floyd Co., VA.

N 37 00.600 W 80 23.920

Last Visited Nov 2007

(src: Google Maps using coordinates N 37 00.600 W 80 23.920 – not verified)

Original Source: A listing done June 20, 1975 by Charles Modlin & Peggy B. Rich. They say George Boothe is reported to have been buried her, but the grave could not be located. Most of the stones down & very overgrown.

A Listing done at another time by an unknown person & retyped by Marguerite Tise has E. L. Booth, b. 25 Feb 1832, d. 19 Jun 1834; & Thomas H. Simmons, b. 20 Jun 1811, d. 24 Dec 1873.

Ronald & Karen Agnew Bingham visited this cemetery in Nov 2007. “in very poor condition, overgrown brush, fallen trees, unkept for many years”. Evidence of other graves, fieldstones & illegible headstones.”

Published Materials:

Cemeteries Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Indian Valley District Volume I by Elza B. Cox & Phyllis G. Phillips ©1980. Added with permission of Elza B. Cox Nov. 2022.

Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Burks Fork District Volume II Compiled by Phyllis Goad Phillips And Genevieve Cochran Starkey 1^st of 109 Cemeteries pg 1-2. Added with permission of Genevieve Cochran Starkey May 2021.

Tombstone Inscriptions of Floyd County, Virginia ~ Compiled by Donna J. Robertson ~ © 1993

Head of the River, Rest Vale, Copper Hill Brethren, Wilson’s ~ Cemeteries in Floyd County ~ Work compiled by Billy & Juanita Grice, Salem, VA 1886-1997

Others submitted to original Floyd County, VA News List 1^st maintained by Barb Stanley (1934-2006); compilers will be individually identified.

Find A Grave Name: as of May 2025, I don’t see this cemetery on Find A Grave

Annotations – added by Barb Camery Reininger BootsWI@gmail.com

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

FAG: Find a Grave

[Death Record n/a] Floyd Co., VA Death Records n/a 1863-1864 & parts of other years seeming to be missing.

[Death Cert n/a] Virginia Death Records, with some exceptions, not available 1899-Jun 14, 1912. src: Virginia Vital Records • FamilySearch]

Notes:

Photo	NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	MARKER NOTES	ANNOTATIONS
No photo	Booth, E. T. or E. L.		26 Dec 1884		E. T. or E. L. Booth, s/o unknown. [Death – not record Floyd]
No photo	Booth, E. L.	25 Feb 1832	19 Jun 1834		E. L. Booth, s/o unknown.
No photo	Booth, Eli	25 Feb 1882	25 ?? 1884		Eli Booth, s/o unknown. [Death – not record Floyd]
No photo	B., M.	1737	17??	Possibly Milly Booth
No photo	Graham, Nancy	18 Feb 1811	25 Aug 1902		nee Nancy Booth, d/o ____ & Mary (unknown) Booth. [1902 VA Death Certs n/a] or nee Nancy Booth, d/o Daniel & Sarah (McAlexander) Booth (src: by tradition) m. 1832 Floyd as 1^st wife of John W. Graham, s/o William & Mary (Elkins) Graham. [Graham_JohnW_2wives]
No photo	Graham, Noah B.	30 May 1844	19 Jun 1916		aka Noah Bluford Graham, s/o John W. & 1st wife Nancy (Boothe) Graham. [DeathCert] [obit – can’t find] [Graham_JohnW_2wives] m. 1878 Floyd Mary Rosabelle Cole, d/o Harvey & Cynthia P. (Winfrey) Cole. [Cole_Bird]
No photo	P., M. B.			probably footstone for Mettie B. Pugh
No photo	Pugh, Mettie B.	03 Apr 1885	28 Jul 1910	Wife of Eules E. Pugh	nee Mettie Bell Simmons, d/o James A. & 2^nd wife Rebecca Ellon (Chafin) Simmons. [1910 VA Death Certs n/a] [obit – can’t find] [Simmons_Thomas_Tamer] m. 1908 Floyd Eulas E. Pugh, s/o James Madison “Matt” & Martha Roberta “Berta” (Moore) Pugh. [Pugh_William]
No Photo	S., J. E.			footstone for unknown	footstone
No Photo	S., J. A.			probably footstone for James A. Simmons	footstone
No photo	Simmons, Andrew	21 Oct 1837	24 Sep 1866		aka Andrew Jackson Simmons s/o Thomas R. & Tamer H. (Booth) Simmons. [1866 Floyd Death Register] [obit – can’t find] [Simmons_Thomas_Tamer] m. 1865 Floyd Nancy R. Miller, s/o Samuel & Mary G. (Early) Miller. [Miller_Samuel_Mary]
No photo	Simmons, Daniel F.	13 Jun 1882	28 Mar 1885	Son of J. A. & R. E. Simmons	Daniel F. Simmons, s/o James A. & 2^nd wife Rebecca E. (Chafin) Simmons. [1885 Floyd Death Register] [obit – can’t find] [Simmons_Thomas_Tamer]
No photo	Simmons, Daniel R.	17 Nov 1839	12 Jun 1929		Daniel Right Simmons, s/o Thomas R. & Tamer H. (Booth) Simmons. [DeathCert] Daniel Wright Simmons per DC. [obit – can’t find] [Simmons_Thomas_Tamer] 1^st m. 1870 Floyd, nee Nancy Moricle, 1844-1873, d/o Samuel & Mildred (Williams) Morricle. She is buried in the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. [Morricle_Samuel_Mildred] 2^nd m. 1875 Floyd, nee Delphia Ann Hill, d/o Thomas J. & Nancy (Cox) Hill. [Hill_Thomas_Nancy]
No photo	Simmons, Delphia A.	16 Feb 1846	15 Mar 1902		nee Delphia Ann Hill, d/o Thomas J. & Nancy (Cox) Hill. [1902 VA Death Certs n/a] [obit – can’t find] [Hill_Thomas_Nancy] m. 1875 Floyd as 2^nd wife of Daniel R. Simmons, s/o Thomas R. & Tamer H. (Booth) Simmons. [obit – can’t find] [Simmons_Thomas_Tamer]
No photo	Simmons, James A.	08 Oct 1825	11 Sep 1923		James A. Simmons, probably b. 1835 vs 1825, s/o Thomas R. & Tamer (Booth) Simmons. [DeathCert] [obit – can’t find] [Simmons_Thomas_Tamer] 1^st m. 1860 Floyd, nee Letitia Martin, d/o William 1st wife Sarah (Harris) Martin. [Martin_William_2wives] 2^nd m. 1868 Floyd, nee Rebecca Ellon Chafin, d/o John & Sarah “Sally” (Reed) Chafin. [Chafin_John_Sarah]
No photo	Simmons, John Thomas	1869	1947	Mayberry Funeral Home Marker	John Thomas Simmons, s/o James A. & 2^nd wife Rebecca Ellon (Chafin) Simmons. [Death Cert – can’t find] [obit – can’t find] [Simmons_Thomas_Tamer] m. 1924 Floyd Essie M. Akers, 1884-1961, d/o Leander G. & Martha Jane (Akers) Akers. [Death Cert] [no file]
No photo	Simmons, Launina		08 Sep 1882		can’t id. [Death not recorded in Floyd]
No photo	Simmons, Rebecca E.	03 Sep 1844	23 Jun 1923		nee Rebecca Ellon Chafin, d/o John & Sarah “Sally” (Reed) Chafin. [DeathCert] [obit – can’t find] [Chafin_John_Sarah] m. 1868 Floyd. His 2^nd marriage James A. Simmons, s/o Thomas R. & Tamer H. (Booth) Simmons. [Simmons_Thomas_Tamer]
No photo	Simmons, Tamer H.	05 Apr 1806	22 Jan 1890		nee Tamer H. Booth, d/o Daniel & Sarah (McAlexander) Booth. [Death not recorded in Floyd] [obit – can’t find] [no file] m. 1834 Floyd Thomas R. Simmons, s/o Nellie Ratliff (father not known) [Simmons_Thomas_Tamer]
No photo	Simmons, Thomas A.	02 Jul 1878	21 Nov 1920		Thomas A. Simmons, s/o Daniel R. & 2^nd wife Delphia (Hill) Simmons. [DeathCert] [obit – can’t find] [Simmons_Thomas_Tamer] m. 1904 Montgomery nee Cora Alma Basham, 1878-1965, d/o John Robert & Exona Jane “Oney” (Akers) Basham. [DeathCert] [Basham_JohnF_2wives]
No photo	Simmons, Thomas H.	20 Jun 1811	24 Dec 1873		Probably Thomas R. Simmons, s/o Nellie Ratliff (father not known) [Death not recorded in Floyd] [obit – can’t find] [Simmons_Thomas_Tamer] m. 1834 Floyd nee Tamer H. Booth, d/o Daniel & Sarah (McAlexander) Booth. [no file]

Original Survey: Submitted to original Floyd Co., VA News List Rootsweb page 1^st maintained by Barb Stanley (1934-2006).